>> and our warming trend really kicks in for today. good morning to you. in the 70s as a matter of fact. even warmer for tomorrow. and then we'll see slight cooling, maybe showers as we get into your all-important weekend. we're talking air quality and precipitation in my next report. >> and a live look outside right now of the bay bridge. it is tuesday, january the 6th and you are watching "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> very good tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. parts of southbound 280 in san francisco were closed for the past six hours. let's turn to mike inouye for the very latest. >> 280 was fully closed. it continues to be fully closed. there's been changing at the scene. there was a person on the roadway, a pedestrian, a person out there. steph has more details.

we'll send it out to steph chuang. you're out there, it's very cold this morning yet we saw somebody out there with no shirt on. what was going on to cause the closure of the freeway in san francisco? >> the good news for commuters getting on the road today is that the situation has been resolved, chp saying it will be reopening, southbound 28. here on pennsylvania avenue, you can see that it's been closed, this on-ramp to 280 south from cesar chavez. i just saw the patrol car drive the opposite direction on the freeway to help resolve getting the cones out of the way. we're hearing it could be maybe ten minutes or so when the 280 southbound lanes are back open this morning. now earlier what caused this was a man standing on the freeway. this was at the 280/101 junction. the good news is around 15

minutes ago police were able to safely take him into custody, ending what was maybe going to cause a traffic nightmare pore those trying to get into 280 south, especially in san francisco where everyone was being diverted. 280 south still closed but we're hearing the good news that chp is starting to take those cones away and safely get drivers back on to 80 southbound ahead of what is going to be a busy commute morning. back to you. >> stephanie, thank you very much. you heard the changes going on over there. we'll take you out to the maps. right now you have to still use that work around. the police activity looks like it's coming to a a close. folks are diverted out to cesar chavez west to 101 and then you can continue on your way. that's that triangle there to avoid that police activity. that person has been taken off of the freeway into custody.

chp won't tell us where wh they can reopen those. they may have to do some investigation. light trab throughout the city, though. in the north bay, highway 29, one-way traffic control at the napa line. most of our commuters are coming from petaluma and coming offer from the carquinez and benicia bridges. a smooth drive for the rest of the bay, including a look at dublin, down through the livermore/dublin area. starting to see the build at the altamont pass. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. new details at an arson investigation at a home made famous by the movie "mrs. doubtfire." bob redell is outside that home. more detail would be needed here. good morning and what happened? >> reporter: good morning to you, sam. you can see san francisco police

do have two officers posted outside this victorian on broadway. the house was made famous during the 1990 classic featuring robin williams. no structural damage. someone around 8:00 last night set the door mat that's by the front door, they set that on fire. you can see how it charred the bottom of the front door. this person also tried to set fire by the granl doors. the man who lives here is a retired craneio fact surgeon. he specialized in transforming the faces of transgender men and women. he characterizes his job as turning boys faces into girls. >> san francisco police do not think that last night's arson is a hate crime. they do again believe that this

was arson. reporting live here in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, bob. >> at 5:04, authorities in the south bay are looking for a peeping tom who may be using his phone to record victims. mountain view police say at least two residents at an apartment complex have reported a man outside their union the holding a cell phone through the window. in one case the victim got a glimpse of the man believed to be between 20 and 30 years old with a medium build. >> finally some relief. people living in one south bay apartment complex are waking up with hot water for the first time in a week today. dozens of folks went six days without working hot water heaters. this after a downed tree damaged a nearby gas line. once that tree was cleared, it took the city six days to approve the work before hot water would be restored. needless to say the attendan

attendance -- >> that will feel good for them this morning. 5:05 right now. let's check in with christina loren. >> 43 to kick off the day in san carlos and it a little chilly down in san martin but not too bad at all. we are sparing the air. i want to point that out right off the bat. illegal to burn that firewood. as we break down the particulates, this is what causes it, the wood smoke. 38 important is and 12% from dust. really we're not seeing a lot of dust out there because we don't have a lot of wind. and so ways that you can help obviously, don't burn that firewood until it is your only

source of heat. can you try car pooling today and it will be nice outthere, even for a bike ride later today. that's another way you can help spare the air. 73 degrees, by wednesday we're up to 74, 64 on friday. as we get a little shower activity friday into saturday, we're looking at cooler temps and better air quality. i'll show you my futurecast in my next report. good morning to you. >> good morning, christine. one of them is not the bay bridge, though this being a tuesday, we expecting a heavier volume than yesterday. we did see a return of much of the traffic but not the full return. an earlier car crash -- an over

take cesar chavez over to southbound 101. san mateo show as light flow of traffic. >> 5:07. the consumer electron, show about to get under way. we're going to take a look at some the items ready to hit the market.

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>> scott mcgrew, turned out to be right. >> half right. 50% where it doesn't work. the falcon 9 launch scrubbed earlier this morning due to a mechanical problem. take a look. >> hold, hold, hold. abort. >> the dragon capsule at the top there of that rocked stuffed full of surprises for the international space station. they've launched this eight times before. it's the fact they were going to try to land the rocket's first stage on a floating sea platform. they'll try it again on friday. the consumer electronics show opens the door to the public this morning. jennifer bjorklund is live with a preview of some of the hot new gadgets. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. i'm wearing a couple of the hot new things.

this is a commuter jacket. it's a very visible jacket in daylight and i have the flashers. and you can also do turn indicators and there's break lights in the back. you're covered. this is one of the more visually appealing things on the floor and then this is a monitor from misfits that tracks your move. they've partnered with swarovski crystal to make these. polar, for years we've had polar heart rate monitors, this incorporates everything for the serious athlete and there's no more chest strap. for a long time polar was resisting getting rid of the chest strap because the information are the data from the wrist was never as

dependable. so you know it's good if polar is finally on board with this. great news. this is about $500 for this one. other wearables don't look like wearables like this one. this is a wearable because it's a little clutch purse, right? but it's also a blue tooth speaker from stalay audio. you have a place to put your lipstick and carry your music around with you. a lot of really cool stuff here at the consumer electronics show. more than i can get to in one quick chat. but we'll be showing you more throughout the day. >> i understand you have one thing that isn't a gadget at all. >> we have a few things. and this is becoming sort of a trend, the thengs to caings to gadgets around with. this look familiar? it's a recycled southwest

airlines seat. they partnered with southwest and recycled about 43 acres of leather from airline seats. when they refurbish their planes, that i can making these bags to carry all your stuff in. >> all right. jennifer bjorklund and somebody off camera went, "oh!" about that bag and then went "ew." iphone will start selling their iphone unlocked, meaning you're not committed to a carrier. the big version will cost you nearly $1,000. the dow fell more than 300 points monday as investors worried about europe's economy and oil prices, maybe i should say the dow shed all that weight. american oil west texas

intermediate now costs less than $50 a barrel and that has investors freaking out. >> no sign of relief either. the prices look like they're going to continue to tumble. >> want to check the forecast now because they're creeping up a little bit. >> temperatures are climbing. that was really cool stuff at the electronics sale. i loved the little clutch to hold your music. remember when you used to hold the boom box like that? maybe that was just me and sam. 45 degrees this morning, we're at 40 on the east shore and 41 degrees on the peninsula. thanks for waking up with us each and every day. i've had a lot of facebook comments about this air quality and when is it going to improve? i've got some good news for you. we do see improvement in sight. it does look like this big ridge

of high pressure is finally going to break down assy get into friday and the weekend. as this moves to the east, we'll see the storm track return, more of an onshore flow, looking really good for rain showers as we head to friday into saturday. we just have a stagnant air mass right on top of us. if you get um on the mountains, you can see above the haze. if you're underneath, if you live in the valley specifically, we have really bad air quality for today. 65 degrees for today in beautiful san francisco, we're going to hit 71 degrees up in wine country today, which is usually not the case with our short days. on the peninsula looking really good. and looking good out in the tri-valley as well. this is where you're going to see the poorest air quality as we head throughout the day today. temperatures stay warm and the

air quality improves. i promise you our future cast. i like to keep my promises. starting at about noon we'll start to get that measurable precipitation. before the front arrives, it does look like we'll see a steady mist, a steady drizzle and accumulate some of that rainfall continues into saturday. the wind will pick up helping out our air quality situation as well. you know what i'm talking about, the boom box on the side. not too young for that. >> i know what you're talking about. if you're talking about the ball where you put the 8 track tape in, i know about that one, i know about that one. 280 is actually still closed for a stretch between cesar chavez and 101. look at your map as we talked about what happened. there was police activity for almost six hours now this morning. the person on the roadway has

been taken into police custody. they still have it closed presumably for some sort of follow-up investigation. you'll get off cesar chavez. with a slight increase in the volume of traffic, the flares will be the distraction. the earlier issue and the build for altamont pass and sunol. back to you. >> thank you very much. years of debate, promise, compromise, even outrage have come to this -- california tax the first concrete step into the future of high speed rail. one day you may be able to board that bullet train to los

angeles. good morning. >> reporter: hi there, laura. ground breaking or not, not everybody is on board and still a lot of folks as the ceremonial shovels are ready to go, they're still vowing to put the brakes on the high-speed rails. soon as dignitaries turn that dirt, they'll begin on the high speed rail, cutting a six-hour travel time by car by about half while also getting vehicles off the road. governor jerry brown is thrilled but people who live near the ra rail. >> we're building the nation's only high speed rail system. >> it's going to impact in terms of business and the amount of

land that is going to have to be eminently domained from residents and business. >> they are aiming to have the rant and up now funding has always been a point of contention. coming up, we'll talk about where the money is coming from and what the price tag could eventually be. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> each side has been blaming the other for the slow movement of cargo at 29 ports in the u.s. >> a hefty price tag for safe way. they have been ordered to pay

nearly $10 million. they say they are illegally disposing batteries, electronics and farm utilipharmaceuticals i landfills. safeway has agreed to new disposal procedures. >> the flu is wide spread in 47 states. some doctors in the bay area are reporting a shortage of the drug used to fight the virus. one doctor said he called 21 different pharmacies looking for tamiflu in the south bay. none of the 15 or 20 pharmacies that we contacted have the suspension, which is for kids that can't swallow pills.

>> now nbc bay area contacted two cvs stores in san jose and they were also out of the drug. another pharmacy says it's expecting a shipment later today. >> it is 5:21 right now. a 200-year-old capsule is expected to be opened today. we'll tell you who buried it.

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visit coveredca.com today. you're watching "today in the bay." take a look at that. dramatic video coming out of colombia where a fireworks factory exploded. this is video taken by a man literally blown off his feet in the blast. bystanders had to run for cover. amazingly no one was killed.

only two works are suffered minor injuries. of all things to explode. >> and it was all documented. >> take a look at this. this time capsule was sealed in the year 1795. i think that's preiphone. just last month it was discovered in the cornerstone of the statehouse in boston massachusetts. it was sealed by paul revere and samuel adams, two key players in the american revolution. the box weighs about 10 pounds and is the size of a cigar box. >> it's really not that large. it's got that beer recipe. >> what do you think we're going to find in there, christina? >> that would be pretty cool. some inventions never go out of style. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. as you may or may not know, a lot of people just joining us, i was once a transient, i now call it my home.

if that's you, welcome to "today in the bay." we're at 36 degrees. it's a little chilly in the north bay but we have a gorgeous day coming your a. -- way. he's a hometown boy, mike inouye. >> we just got word that chp is reopening southbound 280. we'll continue to tell you that story. cesar chavez should be completely republic opened and a smooth flow through san francisco in the next few minutes. a little build from 580. this is a little lighter than i expected for this first tuesday after the new year had started. bay bridge toll plaza, we'll

give you the live look out here. all cash lanes are open. we do have -- this will really build over the next ten minutes. we should see the metering lights turn on by 5:40. >> and san jose ready to for a new mayor.

and good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. our temperatures today, the envy of the entire nation. even right now we've got comfortable numbers. the 70s on the way. more on that in just moments.

>> you've got to love our state of california. you're so right, christina. we take a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge this tuesday morning. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> and a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we can get a real quick update on breaking news. southbound 280 in san francisco back open after being shut down for more than six hours overnight. mike inouye joining us with all the details. >> if you're just joining us, there was a full freeway closure right here in san francisco. the focal point, 280 southbound as it approached 101. just minutes ago we got word from chp and san francisco police department, they have cleared all of that activity. there was a person on the roadway. that person has been taken into

custody. for traffic flow, 280 has reopened, all lanes in just the last few minutes. we should see these traffic sensors speed up. cesar chavez is an alternate. it's still open but unnecessary for the time being now. i will give you a look at the rest of your commute. we'll send it back to you. >> it's 5:31 right now. we have new details this morning on a police shooting in new york city. a manhunt is still on in the bronx hours after someone shot two police officers late last night. the officers dressed in plain clothes were responding to a robbery when they were shot. both officers are expected to survive. investigators say it doesn't appear they were actually targeted. this of course comes just two weeks after two other new york city police officers were shot and killed in their patrol car in brooklyn. investigators say those officers were targeted out of revenge for the recent deaths of two men at the hands of police. >> and closer to home, a san

francisco town hall meeting is planned for tonight in response to a police shooting that's now being called a case of suicide by cop. police officers shot and killed 32-year-old matthew hoffman in the parking lot of the mission street police station sunday night. it turned out he was armed with an air gun. hoffman wrote a suicide letter to police apologizing ahead of time for his actions and the expected confrontation. the police chief tonight plans to reveal more about the investigation. >> firefighters quickly put out a house fire in san jose. it broke out two hours ago at east st. john and north 8th streets. nobody was hurt. crews were able to extinguish those flames in less than 15 minutes, but people on scene told us there was some smoke damage to a hallway and bedroom door. >> arson investigators are trying to figure out who set fire to a home made famous by the movie "mrs. doubtfire." bob redell is live in san

francisco. there's a police car in front of the house this morning. so this investigation is active? >> reporter: well, they're more out here for security, in case whoever did this might return. they're protecting this old victorian. it's hard to see but up the steps to the front door, that's where they set the door mat on fire. fortunately, as i mentioned, the damage is minor, it's cosmetic, nothing structural. the door mat fire did char that wooden front door and you do have scorch marks on the garage door. as i mentioned, police here in san francisco do believe that this was arson. the man who lives here is a retired cranial facial surgeon who used to specialize in the transforming of faces of men and women.

he characterized his job of turning boys' faces into girls' faces, who we talked to after the death of robin williams. san francisco police do not think last night's arson was a hate crime. as you see, they do have a squad car posted out here, two officers inside just to keep an eye on the house. this was around 8:00 last night when someone set two small fires to the front of the hope. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> the victims of last month's peninsula flooding have until today to take advantage of a special assistance center designed to help. in mid december, rains flooded several peninsula neighborhoods. they've opened a drop-in center in south san francisco to provide services and loan information to people who suffered property damage. it will be available today until

6:00. >> san jose launches a new era as sam liccardo will be sworn in as mayor. it will now take place at the center for performing arts. there's too many people and not enough seats at the california theater. at least they noticed it earlier. >> we're still dealing with the consequences of the flooding. >> in january typically, one of our rainiest month, it is the rainiest month here in the south by specifically. there is a good looking system on tap for the 16th through the 17th and i would not say that unless i had a fair amount of certainty to dp alogo along wit. as you're getting your day started in the south bay, it is nice and comfortable out there, not too cold. we're in the mid 30s.

we all have to deal with unhealthy levels of pollution, especially in the east bay tri-valley region and the south bay. i'm going to show you why these two areas are seeing the worst of it in my next report. this graph will help put things in perspective for you for the spare the air days and why they occur. it's 72 in the south bay, 70 in the peninsula, 67 in san francisco and 71 in the north bay. our days are really short, we don't get days of sunshine like we really see. the temperatures are all representative of strong high pressure. we'll tell you why this is contributing to the air quality. right now let's check your drive. here's mike.

>> we also know how much people like to drive so enhance that pa possibilities of driving rather than silting. backed up to the end of the parking lot for the cash lane now. a steady build at the toll plaza. we should see the metering lights turn about four minutes from now. the volume not a major concern. the volume heavier than we've seen over the last few weeks and heavier than yesterday. out of san francisco, we still have slowing showing up on our sensors southbound 280. all lanes are open from the cesar chavez down toward 101. we had a closure for about six hours. we had a person standing on the highway, and that road is now open. there's no real commute in the

northbound direction through san jose. and more folks following suit at the altamont pass, a little lighter toward your typical tuesday. still getting back into the post-new year's traffic flow. 680 through sunol, no problem southbound. back to you. >> thanks a lot. >> it's 5:38 right now. a new congress tax control today and it could be a contentious start to the new year. we're live in washington with the details. >> pretty good bet. plus the bay area native that could be voted into the baseball hall of fame today. >> let's take a live look outside from the south bay this morning. we're back with 15 minutes of nonstop news, traffic and weather after the break.

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the 114th congress gets under way this morning on capitol hill and the gop already looking to put a lot of ideas on president obama's desk. tracie potts joins us live from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have snow here on capitol hill that you see behind me. they are expected in a couple of hours to get the first several dozen members of congress sworn in and then the real work begins. we'll find out what the new republican agenda is. 71 new lawmakers unpacking. >> i am so ready to get to work. >> reporter: a democrat in the white house versus congress now fully controlled by republicans. >> i do think we'll see a lot that will get done and a lot that will sit on the president's de desk. >> it will be a mixture of compromise. >> the first test, the keystone

pipeline. republicans insist it will create 42,000 construction jobs. >> most important issue, creating good paying, middle class jobs. >> while republican leaders expect a presidential veto, the white house says not necessarily. >> i'm not prepared at this point to issue a veto threat. we don't want to put the cart before the horse here. >> reporter: a clash over immigration could come next as congress tries to extend homeland security funding past february. one possible area of agreement, infrastructure, fixing roads and bridges. >> we're going to continue to fund infrastructure, but the question is are we going to pay for it. >> getting phone lines set up, computers set up. >> reporter: moving in, moving on. new lawmakers, new offices, new hope for compromise. that's what congress is doing. president obama is scheduled to travel to detroit tomorrow to pitch his version of the economic plan, a jobs plan as he

talks about the bounceback of the auto industry there. laura? >> will the compromise happen. that will be one to watch. keep warm, too. look at the whiteout behind you. >> authorities identified three more bodies found in the search for airasia flight 8501 bringing the total number of identified victims now to 16. in all 37 bodies have been recovered. indonesian police displayed debris found now. officers showed passenger seats, seat belts and safety information cards from that airasia yet. the head of search operations said searchers believe they have located the tail and parts of the fuselage. that he where they believe the black boxes are. >> time to get a look at our microclimate forecast this morning. christina joins us on set. >> tuesday morning, we're back in the grind now, the holidays

are over. the good news is it's going to be comfortable out there for you. the temperature in santa rosa is 36 degrees. you head down the golden gate bridge into the city by the bay and you're at a comfortable 45 degrees this morning. i always like to keep things in perspective to everybody. let's give you a 24-hour temperature difference. at this point yesterday, we were running 8 degrees cooler in concord. you'll likely notice the difference when you walk out the front door. the on places running cooler at this hour is half moon bay where we're getting a bit more of the influence this morning. we've got what big strong ridge of hire right here in the bay area. for us, that actually enhances the air pollution from the big cities like oakland and san francisco, we get the minimal

sea breeze and high pressure forces everything close to the ground and that air grets trapped by the mountains surrounding, and that's why we have the worst pollution in those areas. as we get the end of the week, we're looking at better air quality and a little precipitation. 72 in the south bay, 70 on the peninsula and 67 degrees. you'll see the haze vividly today in san francisco. north bay is looking good to hit the low 6 -- 70s. we're expecting the worst level of flugs in the tri-valley. temperatures will climb even more so. peak warmth, onshore flow and more wind coming your way for saturday. here's mike inouye for your drive. >> that was excellent. a little topography there. the metering lights are on.

a little slowing off of north 880 and the berkeley curve. that's a build and more slowing than we've seen over the last couple of weeks. san francisco's 280 now cleared up as the traffic has reinstated, between all lanes between the chavez and 101. now 101 see as little more slowing. 101 and 280 smooth out of san francisco. the north bay no problem. a lig fog registers on our road weather index but not a real issue. we have the build in antioch, a typical pattern off the antioch bridge. there may be some -- there you go, a little slowing with that build, south 680 between pleasanton and sunol. continuing into the south bay, no real drama here, 87 and 101

show a little bit of slowing. a live look shows you the conditions for 101 at 680. we see that first burst of traffic, it's just about quarter o 6. we'll see that ease up over the next half hour and kick in again closer to 6:30. back to you. >> all right, mike. one thing that could help the congesti congestion, high speed rail taking a step forward today. after years of fits and starts, ground will be broken on this long-awaited system but not everybody is happy about it. someday a bullet train may get you to los angeles in just three hours but plenty of hurdles still let to clear. good morning, kris. >> reporter: good morning to you, sam. high-speed rail comes with a $68 billion price tag. for folks who lef ive on the peninsula, they say that's only one reason to put the brakes on the project.

governor jerry brown has long touted the economic benefits. the train would travel at 200 miles an hour getting passengers from sf to l.a. in about three hours while getting vehicles off the road. in fresno, some folks on the peninsula, say this is going to ruin their way of life. >> we're building the nation's only high-speed rail system. >> they don't have the money, frankly, to complete what they're starting to build. >> reporter: and there is something to that argument. only some of the funding is secure. there's a bond measure, there are a couple of federal grants and cap-and-trade fees but the rest of the funding is up in the air. funding only one concern for peninsula residents. an attorney representing three peninsula cities, along with several groups opposing the plan tells nbc bay area that the viaducts would be an eyesore and

that people could lose their homes and businesses through eminent domain. eventually by 2029 is the plan to have the trains running between san francisco and l.a. and then eventually on to san diego and over to sacramento as well. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> we'll see if things materialize. thank you very much, kris. >> it is 5:49. grief counselors will hope students cope with the loss of their vice principal. shum was riding his bike with a group of cyclists when some of them stopped in front of him. he swerved to avoid them, went into traffic and was hit by a truck. >> police need your help finding a 16-year-old girl who disappeared new year's day.

belinda carson recently posted a cryptic message on her facebook page saying she was scared and trying to get home. a friend said she was on the phone with a 21-year-old man on new year's eve and may have gone to see him new year's day. authorities fear she may be being held against her will. >> police arrested at least 150 people for shutting down interstate 80 for more than an hour. that action took place about two weeks following the verdict in ferguson, missouri that cleared police in the death of michael brown. >> 5:50 right now. candlestick park in its final days and now its demise is up for debate. the developer pursuing a permit to implode the stick, dozens of

people concerned their concerns about health concerns. >> you're going to sweep the streets but what about our back yard, it will track into our yards. this stuff is coming into our homes. >> reporter: a representative told the cloud that imploding the stick will take one day compared to two months of dismantling it piece by piece. the developer also said the implosion would be safe because hazardous materials like asbestos and lead paint would be removed before hand. the developer does not have a permit to dismantle or implode candlestick it should be noted. >> a rocket launch was set to to take place this morning but it was forced to abort less than two minutes before launch. this mission could make history. the company wants to land the

rocket on a barge in the middle of the ocean so it can be reused. the next launch attempt is set for friday morning. >> elon musk guesses there was a 50/50 chance of success for that mission. scott mcgrew, a number he apparently made up? >> he made it up. musk got on a popular bulletin board and conducted an ama, ask me anything. they asked him what the next tesla would look like. and we knew they were work on a mars transport system. he also said space suits that spacex are developing are

aesthetically pleasing. this is a photograph of president obama on the reddit system. famous people do this, not so famous as well. some of the most interesting ask me anythings are things like mcdonald's managers and shoe salesmen. the story that people have are really, really interesting to read. >> everybody's got a story. >> yes, they do. >> you can find out all kind of interesting tidbits, like what launches you to success? hygiene. shower. shower every single day. sounds like a reasonable bit of advice. >> it's all encouraged around here. 5:53, christina. what's going on outside? >> today you might want to put on a little extra deodorant as we're going to have temperatures warm enough to make you sweat if you're going to be out there in the warm sunlight. that is unusual by our bay area standards. 45 degrees infrancisco, 41

in the peninsula. i'm looking forward to giving my heater a break later on today. now, we do have a couple things to point out. it's a spare the air day. we're looking at a slight chance for rain showers as we get into the end of the week and a really good chance in the distant future. we're going to talk all about that as we head into the 6:00 hour. he always smells great, i can verify that. >> at least i don't smell badly. northbound 101, there is a crash just north of here. we'll show you on the map. we look at the south bay map. allen rock is where they just reported a crash on the northbound side. weep should see more slowing buildup. we'll track that camera. the rest of your bay, north of the south bay in silicon valley shows a smith drive as far as the penguinsula. the metering lights are causing the problem, as well as a fender

balanc bender on the approach. i scanned this with our cameras and i didn't see anything. i did see flashing lights in the parking lot. that may be what the crash activity is. everything is moving as you would expect at the toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks so much. the latest nominees for the baseball hall of fame will be announced today. >> livermore johnson, randy johnson nicknamed -- >> the the big unit. >> he has the second most strikeouts in baseball history. >> pedro martinez and john smoltz are also first-time eligible players. astros' legend craig biggio also has a good shot. he missed by just two votes last year and former oakland athletic mike piazza may also make that list. >> big names on this year's

class. >> we like to start the morning round here with a hot cup of joe. starbucks has a new drink called the flat white. >> it's similar to the capuccino but it has a stronger coffee flavor and has the milk blended together. some local coffee shops in the area are already serving the flat white. they hope having it on the menu at starbucks will give it more exposure. >> customers will be more excited and they want to taste it elevated even more. >> the flat white has been popular in australia and in the u.k. for years. >> not bad. 5:56 right now. the tv provider that's trying to give you what you want at a discount price. >> plus, we're going to take you live to las vegas for a look at the hottest new item at the

consumer electronics show. >> and a photographer knocked down by a fireworks explosion. >> and a live look outside from the san bruno mountains. the bay area there lit up early on your tuesday morning, getting that work week going. it's 5:57. we'll be right back after this break.

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with the return to the workweek, we have a workweek traffic flow. we'll talk about getting into the city and getting out of san francisco. we had an earlier problem. we'll give you an update. >> let's peek outside on this tuesday morning overlooking town san jose. we'll swear in a new mayor this morning. this is "today in the bay." good morning on this tuesday. thank you for joining us. >> happening now, interstate 280 is back open this morning in san francisco after a man on the bridge forced officers to close